Iβm told there will come a time
when all will be revealed,
that moment just before you leave
where the Universe gives it up
to your virgin consciousness
and you go, ahhhhhβ¦.
And as great as that sounds,
youβll note that your expression
of finally acquiring that enlightenment
comes in an exhalation,
more than likely your last.
I know that doesnβt sound fair,
but once you discover what
all this back-breaking, toil
and trouble life was for,
let alone about, what else is there
but to sound a short A?
Unless itβs a long ohhhhhh.
I suppose thatβs why I intend
to hold my breath like a five-year-old
who wonβt eat his Brussels sprouts
on that day when the Universe
comes aβknocking with my serving
of The Way, as the Buddhists might
intone. They call it nirvΔαΉa,
which is Sanskrit for βblowing out.β
Thatβs kind of what Iβve been saying,
only with an ahhhhh rather than an ohmmm.
Another translation is βliberation,β
which sounds so much better, because
Iβd rather be freed from this
troubled coil, than blown out again
like a rotten basketball team,
or permanently, like a candle.
Ohm, shanti, shanti, shanti, yβall.
(Just in case.)
For those of us who donβt know Sanskrit, and I only know enough to get through a beginnerβs yoga practice video, βShantiβ means βPeace.β So, I bid you all peace because we sure as hell need it. And so do I. So do I.
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I really enjoyed this, Joe. π We’re all searching for the answers, and you’re right that none of us will know until we get there, whether it’s through an “ahhh” or an “ohhh” or even an “Ohmmm”. Thanks for sharing with us!
Iβm told there will come a time when all will be revealed, that moment just before you leave where the Universe gives it up to your virgin consciousness and you go, ahhhhhβ¦. And as great as that sounds, youβll note that your expression of finally acquiring that enlightenment comes in an exhalation, more than likely your last. I know that doesnβt sound fair, but once you discover what all this back-breaking, toil and trouble life was for, let alone about, what else is there but to sound a short A? Unless itβs a long ohhhhhh. I suppose thatβs why I intend to hold my breath like a five-year-old who wonβt eat his Brussels sprouts on that day when the Universe comes aβknocking with my serving of The Way, as the Buddhists might intone. They call it nirvΔαΉa, which is Sanskrit for βblowing out.β Thatβs kind of what Iβve been saying, only with an ahhhhh rather than an ohmmm. Another translation is βliberation,β which sounds so much better, because Iβd rather be freed from this troubled coil, than blown out again like a rotten basketball team, or permanently, like a candle. Ohm, shanti, shanti, shanti, yβall. (Just in case.)
The BeZine 
I really enjoyed this, Joe. π We’re all searching for the answers, and you’re right that none of us will know until we get there, whether it’s through an “ahhh” or an “ohhh” or even an “Ohmmm”. Thanks for sharing with us!
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